Q: My doctor said I may have abdominal adhesions after having my appendix removed. What are these? A: Adhesions are basically scar tissue inside your body that may stick (adhere) to body tissue and/or ...

Q: For the past six months, I’ve had two attacks of small bowel obstruction caused by adhesions. I’ve been told that there’s nothing I can do to prevent future attacks. Can you elaborate on this ...

Today, many abdominal surgeries are performed with minimally invasive techniques. Nevertheless, important, life-saving operations in the abdomen still involve major surgery. Following these surgeries, ...

Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences. Now, researchers have discovered how such adhesions form. The findings may help to develop a drug to ...

The study demonstrated that AstraGin ® helped to improve multiple indicators of intestinal barrier health. Treatment with AstraGin ® resulted in increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), ...

Surgical adhesions — common, sometimes life-threatening complications that arise after open or laparoscopic abdominal surgery — can be prevented in mice and pigs by a gel impregnated with a molecule ...